Paper Money of the United States: A Complete Illustrated Guide With Valuations - Hardcover

Friedberg, Arthur L.; Friedberg, Ira S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871845180 ISBN 13: 9780871845184

Publisher: Coin & Currency Inst, 2006

Synopsis

A Complete Illustrated Guide with Valuations large size notes, fractional currency, small size notes, encased postage stamps from the first year of paper money (1861) to the present confederate states notes, colonial and continental currency The standard reference work on paper money

About this title

About the Author

Arthur and Ira Friedberg have been professional numismatists for over thirty years. Their firm, The Coin & Currency Institute, Inc. is a founding member of the elite International Association of Professional Numismatists (I.A.P.N.). In June, 2001 in Rome, Italy, Arthur Friedberg was elected President of the Association, marking the first time in the fifty year history of the organization that an American has occupied the office. He is also a life member of the American Numismatic Association and a member of the prestigious Professional Numismatists Guild since 1977.

Both joined Coin & Currency (a family firm) after college. Arthur, in 1972 with a B.A. degree in history from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He later then earned an M.B.A. from New York University in 1976. Ira received his B.S. in Journalism from Boston University in 1975. Within a short period time they co-authored revisions of Gold Coins of the World (the 7th edition of which will be ready in 2007) and Paper Money of the United States (now in its 18th edition). They also wrote the new editions of Appraising and Selling Your Coins, the 24th edition of which was released in 1996, and which has more than a quarter of a million copies in print. Arthur is a contributor to the Standard Catalog of World Coins and has written numerous articles for The Numismatist, the journal of the American Numismatic Association.

Arthur Friedberg has been a consultant to the Money and Medal Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy; has testified as an expert on commemorative coin matters before the United States Senate Banking Committee. He has also been retained by advertising agencies, law firms, insurance companies and others to provide advice on coins and on international and domestic numismatic marketing.

In 1993 the Friedbergs were awarded the Prix d'Honneur of the I.A.P.N. for Gold Coins of the World as the best book of the preceding year. They have also been presented the Medal of Merit of the American Numismatic Association (1992) for "distinguished service to the hobby." Arthur received the first place Heath Literary Award (1994) for being the author of the article judged best in The Numismatist during 1993. and the Swiss Vrenelli Prize (1999) for "outstanding contributions to numismatics."

From the Back Cover

Paper Money of the United States
Arthur and Ira Friedberg
The standard reference work on paper money
18th edition
The Coin and Currency Institute Institute

This landmark work is the standard reference on American currency.It is internationally acknowledged as the most comprehen sive and universally recognized guide on the subject, illustrating and valuating all types of United States paper money.

From the first year of Federal paper money, 1861, to the present, the fronts and backs of all classes and types of currency, from 3 cents to 10,000 dollars are illustrated. These are accompanied by text listing, describing and pricing every variety of paper money ever issued. The result is a complete pictorial, descriptive and numismatic history of the currency of the United States. There are also sections on Colonial and Continental currency (notes issued from 1680 to 1788), and a complete listing by type of the issues of the Confederate States of America (1861-1864). Both are illustrated and have market values in several states of preservation.

Illustrations of United States currency are reproduced in color. And for those who think of America's currency as a constant study in green and black, the rainbow-like diversity of this section is a revelation. It contains a nearly complete collection of United States large size currency, many of them in the finest state of preservation possible and some so extremely rare that they may only be seen either on these pages or in an exhibition.

A distinguished panel of acknowledged experts on paper money has assisted the authors, enabling them to establish accurate and up-to-the minute valuations for all issues.

The publication of Paper Money of the United States introduced innovations never before attempted. Robert Friedberg (1912-1963) was the first to standardize this subject and gave this book a permanent place on reference shelves. For the past twenty-five years, it has been completely revised and edited by Ira and Arthur Friedberg, sons of the author. New information has been added and valuations have been updated, making it possible to establish the value of any note.

Paper Money of the United States has been an invaluable asset to currency collectors and numismatists for more than fifty years. It also possesses an appeal and value of its own, not just to lovers of Americana and of the fine art of engraving, but to students of American history, finance and economics.

Banks in America and throughout the world will find this book especially useful in that it makes possible the immediate identification of all obsolete but still legal tender paper money, while simultaneously giving a market valuation.

It is a book which belongs in every library, public and private.

From the Inside Flap

This landmark work is the standard reference on American currency.It is internationally acknowledged as the most comprehensive and universally recognized guide on the subject, illustrating and valuating all types of United States paper money.From the first year of Federal paper money, 1861, to the present, the fronts and backs of all classes and types of currency, from 3 cents to 10,000 dollars are illustrated. These are accompanied by text listing, describing and pricing every variety of paper money ever issued. The result is a complete pictorial, descriptive and numismatic history of the currency of the United States. There are also sections on Colonial and Continental currency (notes issued from 1680 to 1788), and a complete listing by type of the issues of the Confederate States of America (1861-1864). Both are illustrated and have market values in several states of preservation.Illustrations of United States currency are reproduced in color. And for those who think of America's currency as a constant study in green and black, the rainbow-like diversity of this section is a revelation. It contains a nearly complete collection of United States large size currency, many of them in the finest state of preservation possible and some so extremely rare that they may only be seen either on these pages or in an exhibition.A distinguished panel of acknowledged experts on paper money has assisted the authors, enabling them to establish accurate and up-tothe minute valuations for all issues.The publication of Paper Money of the United States introduced innovations never before attempted. Robert Friedberg (1912-1963) was the first to standardize this subject and gave this book a permanent place on reference shelves. For the past twenty-five years, it has been completely revised and edited by Ira and Arthur Friedberg, sons of the author. New information has been added and valuations have been updated, making it possible to establish the value of any note.Paper Money of the United States has been an invaluable asset to currency collectors and numismatists for more than fifty years. It also possesses an appeal and value of its own, not just to lovers of Americana and of the fine art of engraving, but to students of American history, finance and economics.Banks in America and throughout the world will find this book especially useful in that it makes possible the immediate identification of all obsolete but still legal tender paper money, while simultaneously giving a market valuation.It is a book which belongs in every library, public and private.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coin & Currency Inst
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0871845180
• ISBN 13: 9780871845184
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336